Honestly...how well are you eating?

seriously....how well balanced is everyone eating? I try to eat a lot of fruit and veggies....but the cravings for cheeze doodles are overwhelming!

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Like you I'm trying my hardest to eat lots of fruits and veggies...but, I still crave lots of snacky type foods and sweets.

I've cut down on my caffeine and only drink 2 cups of decaf coffee a day.

And, I'm drinkings tonsssssssss of water.

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I crave nothing but junk food, so it's very hard. I cut all caffeine out of my diet though and I try to drink at least 8 glasses of water and 1 glass of milk a day.

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I have been really good about what I eat. At the beginning I was horrible because I was so sick. After my 3 month mark I started meeting with a nutritionist in order to make sure I was eating what I needed and not what I was craving. It is really hard to stay on track.

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I try to eat good, I have fruits and vegies. When I crave fast food, I eat it because if I don't I will be obsessed with it until I do eat it (I don't eat it too often...) During the day as snacks I'll have a Special K bars (only 90 caleries) or a 100 calorie pack of cookies. Since I get nauseous at night I have not been snacking after dinner.

I drink a cup of coffee (caffinated) once in a while, it helps when I have bad migranes. I drink LOTS of water too

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I was very good in the beginning... I definitely didn't have cravings that early on anyway, so it was easy. Now, I'm still good for breakfast and lunch (breakfast is usually egg whites on whole wheat, lunch is usually salad) but my appetite has increased ten fold in my last trimester and I could scare you with the sheer quantity of food I could consume if the size of this baby allowed me to.

That's the only thing that's keeping me in check -- the fact that there just isn't a whole lot of room left in there for baby AND ice cream so I usually have to eat small portions otherwise I can hardly breathe later.

My dinners have been terrible though (take out and fast food) because our kitchen is under construction so we can't cook.

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I am trying to fit healthy things in with the crap that I eat!
I am pretty good at not eating and drinking the stuff that is off limits.

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I don't think that I'm eating that healthy. Breakfast and lunch are healthy but dinner would be fast food or lots of pasta.

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Overall not too bad but I give into cravings when I get them and a lot of times its ice cream
So far at 20 weeks I have gained 6 pounds and my early gest. diabetes screen came back normal so I guess I doing OK.
The hardest thing for me is veggies. Not doing well with those at all.

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I'm so bad with this pregnancy - I'm hungry all the time. Actually RAVENOUS is more the word. I really need to start watching my diet and next week I'm going back to the gym and/or walking at Sunken Meadow with my mom.

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I drink lots and lots of water, even though it puts me in the bathroom all day long. I also eat a lot of fruit, such as apples, oranges, pears. I usually eat pretty healthy for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Its the portions that get me! I am usually feeling sooo hungry, but then when I'm eating I find I can't eat as much as I would like because I have a hard time breathing! At my last doctor visit I had gained 4 pounds, but the one before I gained nothing, so I guess I'm doing so so with that. I'm sure it will go up again at my next visit! I feel like I am huge!!! I am 16 weeks. I did give up my coffee with caffeine, but I haven't been able to give up my chocolate!

eta: and I do try to walk 4 times a week.

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Not good - not TERRIBLE but it could be better. I crave fruits and eat that but HATE veggies. And I eat alot of chocolate I've only gained 6lbs but I KNOW it's going to catch up on me!

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really bad honestly becuse I eat out alot esp since the fire, Im not going to even say how much Ive gained so far

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Well today I had McDonalds Geat huh!! I can't stop the cravings for it but I also feel really sick too sometimes so I figured maybe my body would keep it down and it did.

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During my first trimester I couldn't eat anything other than cereal. My doc said that was fine - as long as I was taking my vitamins. Now (beginning my thirst trimester) I TRY to eat well, but it's tough. I just don't crave veggies, but I definitely crave ice cream daily! I'd say I eat pretty similar to how I ate before I was preggars.

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i have good days and bad days. When I am good I eat extremely healthy but then there are some days (like today) where I will eat anything that isnt nailed to the table. it's scary how much food I can consume!!

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I use to eat really bad! But now I'm off of all dairy, so all my favorite stuff like chocolate, pancakes, cheese, donuts, etc are out, I can't hardly eat anything, it stinks, but I figure it will help me gain less weight (this was my docs recommendation due to my middle child having a sever dairy allergy for her first 2 years of life)

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I hate fast food....with the exception of Taco Bell...so I havent dipped into that area of eating "bad"... however I think I eat ALOT... Im hungry so much more often now....


I usually eat a bowl of cereal and a bagel or pancakes or whatever for breakfast... Yes I eat 2 breakfasts a day

I dont usually snack between breakfast and lunch...

Then for lunch, I eat a sandwich or leftovers...(usually) then chips and candy and whatever goes yummy with my lunch...

Im not a big dinner person... I eat a small portion of whatever...

and I eat ice cream almost everynight!!!!!

The most unhealthy thing i do..is drink alot of soda...

Im 4 months and last time i went to the dr.. I gained nothing... I know its all gonna bite me in the a$$ soon though lol...